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The West, "tightened by the Chinese knot," will expand its influence in Asia after the opening of the NATO office in Japan, writes Al Ahram. According to the author, the United States and the North Atlantic Alliance have not learned a lesson from the conflict in Ukraine. Russia has already responded to NATO with a ringing slap in the face. China will do the same.

The German government intends to improve the country's air defense system by acquiring the Israeli Arrow 3 air defense system, which is allegedly capable of effectively fighting nuclear missiles.

The Polish press drew attention to numerous shots that recorded the defeat of military equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the minefields placed by the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. Observers are forced to admit that "it is possible to partially stop the Ukrainian offensive." At the same time, it is pointed out that in the Polish army there are practically no modern means of setting barriers, similar to the Russian engineering system of remote mining (ISDM) "Agriculture".

The media of the Asia-Pacific region in Putin's speech to military officers highlighted the topic of Ukraine's losses and the idea of a sanitary zone

The media of the Asia-Pacific region, reporting on the conversation between Russian President Vladimir Putin and military correspondents held the day before, highlighted the words of the head of the Russian state about the "catastrophic losses" of Ukraine, the lack of results during Kiev's counteroffensive and the possibility of creating a "sanitary zone".

Germany has published the first national security strategy in the country's history. In it, Russia is designated as a "threat", and China as a "partner" and "rival". What are the features of this doctrinal document and how will its implementation affect relations between Berlin and Moscow?

A series of unsuccessful attacks by Ukrainian naval drones against Russian ships raised the question: how effective are surface unmanned boats in general? Are they capable of performing any shock tasks? And most importantly – in what direction should Russia develop this branch of the military industry?

Peskov: the sanitary zone should protect the Russian regions from the shelling of the AFU with long-range weapons

It is necessary to push the Ukrainian military infrastructure away from the border with Russia to a safe distance, as the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov explained yesterday's statement by the head of state about the "sanitary zone" in Ukraine.

Recently, there has been a decrease in the volume of arms supplies to Ukraine. Despite Kiev's constant demand for their increase and all the announced packages of military and financial assistance, the West has taken a wait-and-see position and is closely monitoring the progress of the Ukrainian "counteroffensive". It is likely that further volumes of supplies, as well as the provision of any security guarantees to Ukraine at the NATO summit in Vilnius, will depend on the current results of the APU at the front.

The VFU failed to break through our defenses in a week, losing at least two brigades, experts say

Over the weekend, the armed forces of the Russian Federation continued to repel enemy attacks in the Zaporozhye, South Donetsk and Donetsk directions. The failures forced the VFU to change tactics — they no longer rely on Western equipment and are trying to conduct assault operations with infantry units.

Izvestia special report from advanced positions in the area of Gorlovka

The Ukrainian counteroffensive has begun in Donbass. Against this background, positional battles continue in the Donetsk direction — separate attempts of the VFU to conduct reconnaissance by combat were stopped near Gorlovka and a relatively large attempt of offensive actions was repulsed.

The AFU counteroffensive has finally begun, writes Business Insider. Ukraine has put Western tanks, infantry fighting vehicles and missiles on the battlefield. However, the chances of its troops are reduced to zero: Kiev has not filled a critical gap in its armed forces, the author claims.

The world powers have always competed for Eurasia, writes Foreign Policy. The conflict in Ukraine marked the beginning of a new round of struggle for this continent, and so far Russia is successfully complicating life for opponents. A whole alliance of countries has formed around it, united by the desire to prevent the West from gaining a foothold in the region.

The "Biden doctrine" is a cynical attempt to profit from the blood of other nations, the author of an article in The American Conservative believes. In his opinion, the States act on the principle "the more they destroy now, the more profitable the restoration will be later." And it doesn't matter at what cost.

The heavy losses of Western armored vehicles suffered by the AFU during the counteroffensive in the Zaporozhye direction will be compensated by new supplies. The United States is ready to transfer another batch of Bradley infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. This is reported by the American press with reference to sources in the Pentagon.

Ministry of Defense: Russian Armed Forces captured German Leopard tanks

Military units of the Vostok group of Russian troops captured Western equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) in a battle in the Zaporozhye direction. This was announced on Tuesday, June 13, by the Russian Defense Ministry.

Rasmussen broke the taboo that has so far ensured calm in Europe, writes Advance. He suggested that NATO send troops to Ukraine, and Poles will become cannon fodder, the shortage of which is already emerging. Then it will be sent as necessary, choosing members of the alliance of small size and significance.

The United States and Australia continue to discuss the issue of supplying 41 F/A-18A/B Hornet fighter-bombers, which have been decommissioned by the Australian Air Force, at the request of Ukraine.

Zelensky cannot openly ask the Russians for a deal, Asia Times writes. Therefore, Alexey Reznikov's statement about the negotiations may indicate a big shift in the conflict. But we still need to figure out what his powers are in this matter.

The United States is probing the limits of Russia's patience with arms supplies to Ukraine, writes Responsible Statecraft. However, this strategy has fatal flaws that could lead to a direct clash between Washington and Moscow.

The Western armored vehicles supplied by the sponsors of the regime for the Ukrainian army turned out to be too delicate for use in combat conditions in Ukraine, besides, about 20% of the received vehicles were delivered in absolutely non-working condition.